Vo-Tech Scholarship Winners

StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our 3rd Quarter, 2006, Vocational-Technical Scholarship is Amber Cooper. Hello, my name is Amber Cooper, I am a 38 year old divorced mother of three wonderful children. I graduated Granite Hills High. Went on to junior college at Cuyamaca Community College from Sept 1986 until Dec 1987, but dropped out of college after I go married. Was married for 14 plus years and held various jobs from fast food, to photographer at Sea World and even had a career in Banking for over 10 years. After my divorce, I decided to return to school to make a better life for myself and my children so we would no longer be living on public assistance. I returned to San Diego from Tennessee where we had been living since 1995, to go to San Diego Mesa College. I graduate with full honors and my AS in Radiologic Technology this coming August. I am living proof that you are never too old to go back to school or to follow your dreams. Please click here to read an excerpt from Amber's winning essay.
2nd Quarter, 2006 StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our 2nd Quarter, 2006, Vocational-Technical Scholarship is Phuc Lee. "My name is Phuc Le (Phuc means Blessing in Vietnamese). I was born in Ben Tre province, Vietnam. My parents both are high-school teachers in Ben Tre. Like the most majority of Vietnamese families, they have been putting much emphasis on my education since I was a child. In September 2004, I decided to leave Vietnam for the US with the great hope that I would have great chances to approach many latest CIT-related Technologies (CIT=Communication Information Technology) in this land of opportunity. And after two semesters of studying CCNA academic program at Pasadena City College, I passed the CCNA test with 923/1000 points. I have just finished my CCNP1 class taught by Professor Jason Huh, one of the great teacher I have ever had. I am still studying E-commerce Survey and Windows Server 2003 classes this Fall semester. For Winter Semester, I plan to take the CCNP1 test (BSCI: 642-801) and possibly the Microsoft MCP test (70-290). Then I will register for E-commerce Practice class and CCNP 2 and 3 classes in Spring semester. Due to my very late coming to the US, I realized that I have to race with time to enhance my CIT-related knowledge as much as I can. In spite of the fact that I have heard much that CIT (Communication Information Technology) has been on the downward trend in the US recently, I am still consistent in choosing CIT as my field of interest because I strongly believe that Science and Technology always play a vital role in human life, especially for the US where the CIT is present in every aspect of life. With that in mind, I strongly commit myself in pursuing CIT now and forever."
Please click here to read an excerpt from Phuc's winning essay. 1st Quarter, 2006 StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our 1st Quarter, 2006, Vocational-Technical Scholarship is Blake Crockett. I am applying for this scholarship to pursue a career in automotive and diesel mechanics. This has been my passion, hobby and goal for the last four years of high school. The tuition for attending UTI (Universal Technical Institute) in Arizona will cost me $27,000 for the 16 month course. I plan on using this scholarship to help pay for my tuition.
Please click here to read more of Blake's winning essay.

4th Quarter, 2005 StraightForward Media is proud to announce that the winner of our 4th Quarter, 2005, Vocational-Technical Scholarship is Derrick Earvin, Jr.. Derrick is a student at the Motorcycle Mechanic Institute in Orlando, FL.

"I live with my wife in Kissimmee now while I attend school. I'm currently working at Tires Plus and I do random side jobs working on motorcycles when they are available. I love motorcycles; they are my passion. Once I'm done with school I hope to work maybe in a shop while I gain more experience and then someday have my own shop." Please click here to read an excerpt from Derrick's winning essay.

3rd Quarter, 2005

My impending technical education (in Computer Drafting/Design) will allow me to enhance, and make the most of, a long-underutilized talent, a natural urge to design and create, with far-ranging personal and career applications. I have ideas for clothing, tools, bicycles, cars, and an array of inventions, among other things, all of which might come to something tangible, and ideally, useful to the larger world.

Please click here to read an excerpt from Nick's winning essay.

2nd Quarter, 2005

Larry was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised both in New York City and in New Jersey. Growing up, his parents stressed the importance of education and so he was a very focused student. In addition to focusing on his education, he was a passionate athlete, playing both football and baseball. Larry attended Rutgers University and graduated with a BA in History in 1999. During college, he started a Landscaping business in order to help pay for school and living expenses. Upon college graduation, he worked as a carpenter, tried his hand as a business analyst and then, inevitably, returned to carpentry.

Please click here to read an excerpt from Larry's winning essay.

Prior Winners:
Whitney Ehrgott. Whitney will attend Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington where she will finish her Welding Degree (AAS).

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